Niger

Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Region
Africa
Country
Niger
Population Size ('000)
12,807,896
GDP per capital (USD)
357.71
Income per day (USD)
0.98
Urban Population (%)
16.70%
Rural Population (%)
83.30%
Average Household size
5

HEALTH

Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
95%
Number of people affected by HAP
12,167,501
Number of households affected by HAP
2,270,900
Number of deaths per year
27,000
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
>95%
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
>95%
Population using wood for cooking (%)
94.20%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
2.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
2.80%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
0.70%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
0.20%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
0.10%

COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON

Percentage with access to improved water (%)
46%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
13%
Diarrhea deaths per year
40300
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
1000
Deaths per year from malaria
27,700
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
4,700
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
2,700
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
86

BUSINESS/MARKET

Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
medium
Infrastructure strength score
no data
Prevailance of lending institutions
5
Number of borrowers
137,000
Penetration of Credit Unions
2.36%
Ease of doing business score *
173
Lending interest rate
no data
Starting business score *
163
Getting credit score *
126
Protecting investors score *
155
Trading across borders score *
173

GENDER

Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
no data
Economic participation and opportunity score *
no data
Educational attainment score *
no data
Health and survival score *
no data
Political empowerment score *
no data
Percentage of girls in school
57%
Literacy rate of women (%)
no data

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Environmental problems
deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, loss of biodiversity, animal poaching
Environmental considerations
acute fuelwood scarcity
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
0.07

COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS

Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.009
Primary Fuel Used
Wood
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
8.7